$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 232
Alexandre Vuilleumier raised all in for about 300,000 from the button and Brandon Lulov isolated the pot from the small blind with , leading Vuilleumier’s .
The board ran out , not enough help to Vuilleumier, ending his tournament in seventh place.
Brandon Lulov – 1,270,000 (42 bb) Alexandre Vuilleumier – Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,465)
$5,000 Eight-Max NLH (Re-Entry) $500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 232
Matt Berkey raised to 40,000 from under the gun, Erik Seidel three-bet all in for about 350,000 from the next seat over, and Brandon Lulov isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the hijack.
Seidel: Lulov:
The board came , giving Lulov a pair of kings to eliminate Seidel in ninth place.
Brandon Lulov – 1,105,000 (55 bb) Erik Seidel – Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,975)
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 44 $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed Entries: 132 Prize Pool: $3,260,400 April 11-12, 2022
Brian Altman has had an impressive career, with three WPT titles and nearly $6 million in career earnings. But one thing he never had was a cash in a high roller tournament (with buy-ins of $15K or higher).
Until now.
Tuesday night, on the final day of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Brian Altman won the $25,500 High Roller, winning the title, the trophy, and $692,661.
“It feels great,” said Altman. “This is my first cash at this price point, so it’s nice to finally have success on the high roller level.”
It was the second-largest $25K High Roller in Seminole Hard Rock history, with 132 entries generating a prizepool worth more than $3.2 million — more than triple the guarantee.
“The final table went relatively smooth for me,” said Altman, who started the final table with the chip lead. “We were playing four-handed for quite a while, and I was lucky enough to get really lucky to win a big pot. Just lucky all around throughout the tournament.”
The big pot that Altman was likely referring to came against Jorge Gomez, a local player who earned his entry into the High Roller via a $300 step satellite. Altman already had the chip lead when he shoved from the small blind, and Gomez woke up with in the big blind.
At that point, the final three players — Altman, Jerry Wong, and Chance Kornuth — agreed to an ICM deal. As chipleader, Altman was awarded the victory.
This score takes Altman over the $6.5 million mark in career earnings, and it’s his seventh trophy from Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood alone.
“I really enjoy playing here,” said Altman. “There are a lot of different factors. My familiarity with the venue, knowing the player pool, and I’m usually traveling from the same time zone, so my mind and body are usually on point. And I also just think I’ve ran quite well here, play aside.”
“I’ll always keep coming back,” added Altman, “because the tournaments are so well run. The prize pools are great, and this is a premier poker destination.”
$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship $3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 32: 150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 2,010
Andrew Davidson raised to 650,000 from the cutoff and Mark Davis called on the button.
The flop was , Davidson continued for 700,000, and Davis called.
The turn was the , Davidson checked, Davis bet 950,000, Davidson check-raised all in for about 2,900,000, and Davis called with for trip kings, leading Davidson’s for two pair, kings and queens.
The river was the , no help to Davidson, ending his tournament in seventh place for $165,000.
Mark Davis – 26,550,000 (88 bb) Andrew Davidson – Eliminated in 7th Place ($165,000)
2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Event 50 $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry) $30,000 Guaranteed Entries: 377 Prize Pool: $41,570 Bounty Prize Pool: $18,750 April 12, 2022
Registration closed for the final tournament on the 2022 Poker Showdown with 377 entries in the $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty tournament doubling the $30,000 guarantee. They combined to create a regular prize pool worth $41,570 with another $18,750 in the form of bounties.
The last 48 players will take home some money with $275 for a min-cash and $8,485 for the Event 50 winner.
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 132
Brian Altman moved all in from the small blind, and Jorge Gomez quickly called all in from the big blind for about 2,100,000 with .
Altman turned over , and Gomez needed his pocket jacks to hold to stay alive.
The flop came , giving Altman a club flush draw with a gutshot straight draw.
The turn card was the , and the river card was — the .
Altman paired his queen on the river to win the pot and eliminate Gomez in fourth place.
Brian Altman – 6,725,000 (90 bb) Jorge Gomez – Eliminated in 4th Place ($203,875)
With three players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 4,400,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $335,800 each.